§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the
IMPORTS OF COTTON SHIRTS £'000 1974 1975 1976 1st Quarter 1977 Total imports … … 8,575 13,940 24,944 11,445 of which: Hong Kong … … 4,092 8,175 9,335 3,611 Portugal … … 2,563 2,712 7,073 2,831 Macao … … — 100 1,420 354 United States of America … … 28 214 1,186 119 Pakistan … … 349 122 684 563 Singapore … … — 55 674 416 India … … 91 72 617 748 Romania … … 263 510 520 144 Taiwan … … 302 511 448 183 Israel … … 45 197 403 542 Malta … … 75 34 242 55 Philippines … … — — 222 186 Federal Republic of Germany … … 21 31 216 194 Other countries … … 746 1,207 1,904 1,499
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the total number of knitted cotton shirts imported in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977 to date; and from what countries they came.
IMPORTS OF COTTON SHIRTS Thousands 1974 1975 1976 1st Quarter 1977 Total imports … … 16,526 18,946 27,886 12,421 of which: Portugal … … 5,174 4,682 10,494 3,881 Hong Kong … … 6,318 9,726 6,952 2,309 Pakistan … … 1,668 476 1,713 1,301 Romania … … 1,039 1,185 1,269 335 Macao … … — 140 1,235 322 India … … 143 138 917 1,229 Poland … … 622 467 716 — United States of America … … 29 133 678 89 Singapore … … — 86 586 292 Taiwan … … 402 680 429 183 Israel … … 62 88 405 412 Brazil … … 163 48 340 531 Malta … … 98 34 258 52 Other countries … … 808 1,063 1,894 1,485